Display rack



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DISPLAY RACK Filed April 28, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W2 p f @M /2 W Patented Dec. 13, 1938 UNrrEo STATES DISPLAY RACK Harry J. Rubenstein and Lloyd Talbot, Kansas City, Mo.; said Talbot assignor vto said Rubenstein Application April 28, 1937, Serial No. 139,514

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in display racks and particularly to a ydisplay rack wherein vendable products, such as magazines, may be displayed in spaced-apart groups with the material portion of the face of the outer magazine of each group exposed and each group being tilted in such a manner as to retain the magazines of each group in definite, stacked, vertical relation.

Ihe principal object of the present invention is the provision of a display rack made of wire and comprising a frame, carrying a series of spaced-apart, rearwardly and downwardly disposed shelves, and having a series of spacedapart, obliquely disposed partitions positioned substantially at right angles to the planes of each of said shelves.

Further objects of the present invention are simplicity and economy of construction, etilciency of operation, and having no moving or adjustable parts.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a display rack embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal, sectional view, taken on line III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of said modified form, and,

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section, taken on line VI-VI of Fig. 4.

Throughout the several views, like reference characters designate similar parts, and the numeral 8 indicates a frame, comprising a rectangular base member I0, having U-shaped standards I2 and I4 extending upwardly therefrom to present front and rear corner posts I6 and I8 respectively. Interconnecting the upper portions of standards I2 and I4 is a series of parallel rods I2li. Rectangular base I0 extends forwardly of front posts I6 and is adapted to support the tray 22 in a rearwardly and upwardly extended position. This tray is formed of wire and is provided with spaced-apart, V-shaped partitions 24, which serve to support separate groups of vendable articles, such as magazines, in an inclined vertical position.

Positioned above tray 22 and carried by frame 8, is a series of rearwardly and downwardly extending shelves 26. Each shelf consists of a front bar 28 secured to front post I6 anda rear, U-shaped bar 30, connected at its outer extremities to posts I8. Interconnecting 28 and 30 is a series of spaced-apart, transverse wires 32. These wires are so positioned as to form a suitable support for articles resting thereon, as hereinafter set forth. Positioned on each of the shelves 26 and extending substantially perpendicular to the major plane thereof, is a series of spaced-apart partitions 34. These partitionsy are positioned obliquely to the major axis of said shelf and extend upwardly and rearwardly to a bar 36 connecting the rear post I8. A formed 10 wire 38 connects at its extremities rwith the front posts I6 respectively and provides sections 40 at the rear central portion of each of said partitions 34, which is perpendicular to the plane of said partitions.

This section 40 serves as an abutment for the rear portions of a group of magazines to maintain the bound edges thereof in a common plane. When a series of magazines are positioned on the shelf intermediate the partitions, it is apparent 20 that they will be inclined upwardly and rearwardly in their major plane and will also be inclined rearwardly and downwardly in an edgewise position. When so stacked, all of the magazines will have a.tendency to lean against their 25 respective partition and, due to gravity, cannot accidentally move forward from the shelf. When different groups of magazines are against adjacent partitions, the front cover of the outer magazine of each group will be sufficiently ex- 30 posed to disclose its identity so that a magazine of any one of the several groups can be easily detected and removed from the rack. Furthermore, each partition is formed in such a manner as to present a bight 42 which permits of easy 35 gripping of the magazine without any interference from the partition. If it is desired to obtain a full View of the front page of any particular magazine, all that is necessary is to simply move the outer edges of the group next adjacent said 40 magazine forwardly and without removing any of the magazines from the rack.

To add rigidity to the frame, diagonally disposed brace wires 44 are welded to the cross bars 36 and base frame I0. While for the purpose of 45 economy, durability and lightness this display rack has been described and shown as being made of fabricated wire, yet it is possible to obtain a somewhat similar rack by making the parts of sheet metal.

Referring now to Figs. 4, 5 and 6, which disclose a modied form of the invention, in which a simpler construction is shown, it will be noticed that the frame 58 comprises a rectangular base member 52, having a plurality of spaced- 55 apart, parallel, rectangular partitions- 54. These partitions are inclined vertically from the major plane of the base and have a series of transverse bars 56. Furthermore, partitions 54 are disposed obliquely to the axis of the base, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

Intermediate and carried by adjacent partitions, is a series of spaced-apart, rearwardly and downwardly extending shelves 58 for the reception of the vended article. For an end abutment to prevent rear movement of the magazines, each shelf is provided with an upturned member 60. 'Ihis abutment 60 is positioned at right angles to the adjacent partitions and serves to hold the bound edges of the group-of magazines in a common plane. This structure maintains the magazines in proper stacked relation, as set forth in describing the preferred form. It is apparent that we have produced an eflicient, yet inexpensive magazine rack which will denitely expose .each group and will always maintain them in the proper stacked relation.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A display rack having a vertically disposed frame; a plurality of rearwardly and downwardly disposed shelves carried by'said frame; and a series of spaced-apart, obliquely disposed partitions carried by said frame intermediate each of said shelves, said partitions being substantially perpendicular to the major plane of said shelves, and a vbaci: guide member `positioned perpendicular to and interconnecting adjacent partitions.

2. A display rack formed of wire, comprising a vertically disposed frame; a series of rearwardly -and downwardly extending shelves carried by said frame one above the other; and a series Yof rearwardly inclined, spaced-apart, parallel partitions positioned obliquely to and extending upwardly from certain of said shelves.

3. A display .rack formed of wire, having a frame; a series of rearwardly and downwardly extending shelves carried by said frame; a series of spaced-apart, vertically and obliquely disposed partitions carried by said frame above said shelves; and a wire carried at the rear of said partitions to present a section intermediate each of said partitions perpendicular to the major plane thereof.

4. A display rack made of wire comprising a frame; a series of rearwardly and downwardly inclined shelves, vertically spaced-apart, each having a panel and a series of transversely disposed wires; a series of spaced-apart partitions carried in perpendicular relation above certain of said shelves; and a wire formed to present a section adapted to extend perpendicularly between each of the adjacent shelves intermediate their top and bottom edges to form a back guide.

5. A display rack made of wire, comprising a vertically disposed frame having a front and a rear corner post .at each end thereof; a rearwardly and downwardly extending shelf carried by said corner posts; a series of spaced-apart, parallel partitions, having bights formed in the front edge thereof, positioned obliquely and in parallel relation on said shelf and' extending upwardly perpendicularly therefrom; and a back member positioned lperpendicular. to and intermediate the top and bottom edges of each of saidl partitions.

6. A display rack made of wire, comprising a frame having a rectangular base and interconnected, vertically disposed front and rear corner posts carried `by the base; a series lof spacedapart, rearwardly and downwardly extending shelves spaced apart from the rear plane of said frame; a series of spaced-apart partitions, each having bights in the front Vportion thereof, mounted obliquely intermediate adjacent shelves and extending substantially perpendicular thereto; and an abutting member, extending perpendicular to each of said partitions and positioned at the rear edge thereof.

7. A display rack having a vertically disposed frame; a plurality of spaced-apart shelves carried by the frame; and a series of rearwardly inclined spaced-apart, obliquely disposed partitions carried by said frame intermediate adjacent shelves, said partitions being perpendicular to the major plane of said shelves. A

HARRY J. RUBENSTEIN. LLOYD TALBOT. 

